Program entity

Centralia College

Centralia, Washington · Public institution

Address 600 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, WA 98531-4099
Phone (360) 736-9391
Website www.centralia.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,266
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,651
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 3 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)

Program details

What this program covers

Centralia College's Welding Technology program offers an Associate in Applied Science (2 years, 93-107 total units) and an evening Certificate of Completion (20 credits, self-paced, one class per quarter). Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and oxy-fuel welding, preparing students for Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) welding certification, including 3-G and 4-G AWS-WABO welding code qualification tests. Graduates are prepared for entry-level welding roles in building trades, shipbuilding, structural fabrication, and maintenance welding.

Processes taught stick/SMAW, MIG/GMAW, flux-core/FCAW, TIG/GTAW
Credential types AAS degree; Certificate of Completion (evening)
Program length 2 years, 93-107 total units (AAS); 20 credits (evening certificate)
Schedule day program; evening program self-paced, one class per quarter
Certifications prepped WABO, 3-G and 4-G AWS-WABO welding code qualification tests

Source: https://www.centralia.edu/, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04